Charles Enterprises

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Charles Enterprises
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Official poster
Directed bySubhash Lalitha Subrahmanian
Written bySubhash Lalitha Subrahmanian
Produced byDr. Ajith Joy
Achu Vijayan
Starring
Production
company
Joy Movie Productions
Release date
  • 19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office 

Charles Enterprises is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Subhash Lalitha Subrahmanian and produced by Dr. Ajith Joy and Achu Vijayan under the banner Joy Movie Productions. The film stars Urvashi, Balu Varghese, Kalaiyarasan, Guru Somasundaram, Sujith Shanker, Abhija Sivakala, Manikandan Achari, Bhanu, Mridula Madhav and Sudheer Paravoor. The film's music is composed by Subramanian K V and the original background score is by Ashok Ponnappan.

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Cast

Production

The title look poster of the film was released by Mohanlal in March 2022 [1] and 9 September 2022 First look poster was released by Mammootty. [2] The film was scheduled to release on 5 May 2023 [3] but it was postponed to 19 May 2023. [4]

Critical reception

Swathi P Ajith critic of Onmanorama wrote that "However, when it comes to depth, the film falls short". [5] Gopika of times of india gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "The songs in the movie are interesting, especially the ones in the opening credits and at the wedding held in Charles's locality". [6] Anandu Suresh of IndianExpress.com gave 1.5 stars of 5 and wrote that "Despite its marketing as a satire, Charles Enterprises, starring Urvashi and Balu Varghese, falls short of fulfilling its genre, often lacking direction and failing to provide anything fresh to captivate viewers beyond its semi-crime, semi-drama premise." [7]

Scroll.in critic wrote that "A fun premise is undone by sluggishness" [8]

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References

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  2. "Mammootty launches the first look poster of 'Charles Enterprises' starring Urvashi". The Times of India. 9 September 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. "Charles Enterprises gets a release date". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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  5. "Charles Enterprises Review: Intriguing concept misses mark in execution". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. "Charles Enterprises Movie Review : Interesting story let down by weak storytelling". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. "Charles Enterprises movie review: An intriguing premise lost in execution". The Indian Express. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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